Harness your horses in style with our specially adapted half-back leathers

Harness leathers in half-back and much more...

Leather craftsmen looking for half-back full grain natural or dyed ? Radermecker Tannery offers you half-backs made from Niagara saddle leather and Boyoma saddle leather .

What are the dimensions of the half-back?

half-backs are available in 4 sizes:

- from 1.81 to 2.00m² - minimum guaranteed dimensions L = 200cm & W =60cm.

- from 1.60 to 1.80m² - minimum guaranteed dimensions L = 180cm & W =60cm.

- from 0.91 to 1.00m² - minimum guaranteed dimensions L = 200cm & W =30cm.

- from 0.80 to 0.90m² - minimum guaranteed dimensions L = 180cm & W =30cm.

Diagram half-back :

What is the tanning of the half-back?

The Niagara half-backs are vegetable-tanned and therefore non-allergenic. Vegetable tannins give firmness and resistance to elongation. The Boyoma half-backs half-backs are double-tanned, which adds suppleness to the leather.

What is the finish of the half-back?

half-backs are available in natural and aniline finishes. aniline finish black, chocolate, havana, cognac and Acajou finishes * only for Niagara leather.

Niagara half-back and Boyoma half-back, which to choose?

• Niagara half-back natural and dyed being vegetable tanned, is a more ecological and non-allergenic leather. This full grain leather makes it possible to have pieces of harness without stretching and with a beautiful patina. Feeding thisNiagara saddlery leather enhances its hue and patina.
  
• The half-back Boyoma dyed with double tanning is a soft leather, but above all has a higher tear strength. This full grain leather has very little patina. Boyoma full grain leather requires no maintenance, even over the years.

What leather items can be made with the half back?

• half-back can be used for harness such as halters, snaffles, harnesses, bridle reins, headpieces, uprights, headpieces, nosebands, lanyards, throat lashes, girths, etc.
• The half-back can also be used in leather goods especially when you need long lengths of leather: belts, wallets, card holders, key rings, bags, satchels, pouches, bracelets, watch straps, coasters, knife sheaths, dog and cat collars, and so on.
• The half back can also be used in furniture, such as for the creation or restoration of a chair or armchair seat made of thick, rigid leather, for the covering of an office work surface or for the covering of dressing room doors.